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Where Were the Planets on March 22, 1953?

Quick Answer

On March 22, 1953, the Sun was in Aries (1°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (52% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 22, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°06' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°37' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 22, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°34'16" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	Apr 20, 1953 into Taurus
Moon	3°24'52" Cancer	Direct	Mar 22, 1953	Mar 24, 1953 into Leo
Mercury	24°06'58" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 15, 1953	Apr 17, 1953 into Aries
Venus	1°19'56" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Mar 14, 1953	Mar 31, 1953 into Aries
Mars	1°37'00" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	May 1, 1953 into Gemini
Jupiter	19°29'07" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	25°38'19" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°26'00" Cancer	Stationing direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°05'09" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°10'54" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°48'47" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 22, 1953

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 22, 02:10 UTC	Venus conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction
Mar 22, 05:29 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Mar 22, 08:11 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	1°25' Cancer

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